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Day 2 of Meru

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August 13th 2010
I'm writing this on the 14th and I don't remember much because of all the goings on today. I do remember the 2nd day being much harder than the first, but I survived relatively unscathed. They've got their brochure all screwy. They say the first day is 4-6 hours and we did it in 3, they say the 2nd day is 3-5 hours and it took us 7. Lame. At the start of the hike some giraffes crossed right in fro ... read more

Africa » Tanzania

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more